APTA Announces New Executive Committee and New Members of the Board of Directors

Washington, D.C.- The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) announced its newly elected 2016-2017 Executive Committee and Board of Directors at the 2016 APTA Annual Meeting on Sept. 10 in Los Angeles, CA.

The new APTA chair is Doran J. Barnes, Executive Director, Foothill Transit, West Covina, CA. Barnes, who is the Executive Director for the system succeeds Valarie J. McCall.

Nathaniel P. Ford, Sr., the Chief Executive Officer of Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, FL, was elected vice chair, and Kim R. Green, executive director of business development for GENFARE of Elk Grove Village, IL will continue serving as elected secretary-treasurer.

The following executive committee and board of director members joining those serving on-going terms are:

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is a nonprofit international association of 1,500 public and private sector organizations, engaged in the areas of bus, paratransit, light rail, commuter rail, subways, waterborne services, and intercity and high-speed passenger rail. This includes: transit systems; planning, design, construction, and finance firms; product and service providers; academic institutions; transit associations and state departments of transportation. APTA is the only association in North America that represents all modes of public transportation. APTA members serve the public interest by providing safe, efficient and economical transit services and products.